Gynaecological cancers biology and therapeutics

• Other Authors: Kehoe, Sean (Editor), Edmanson, Richard J. (Editor), Gore, Martin (Editor), McNeish, Iain A. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London RCOG Press 2011
• Subjects: Genital Neoplasms, Female > therapy
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• Physical Description: x, 259 pages illutrations 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781906985448; 1906985448

Gynaecological cancers are categorised as 'rare' diseases, although collectively they affect over 16,000 women each year in the UK alone. There is a lack of real understanding of these conditions compared with other malignancies, possibly owing to their relative rarity when viewed as individual diseases. The 60th RCOG Study Group brought together a range of experts to examine as many biological aspects of gynaecological cancers as possible, including both surgical and non-surgical therapies. This book presents the findings of the Study Group, with contents including: - current understanding of the biology of gynaecological cancers - translation of biology to the clinic - state of the art in imaging and therapy - current clinical trials - advances in multimodal therapy - individualised treatment